Red Sox ace Chris Sale has an interesting, albeit dubious, explanation for his recent overnight visit to Massachusetts General Hospital.
“I have irritation from a belly-button ring,” Sale said at Fenway Park Saturday. “Just kind of constantly taking it in and out, causing irritation, got a rash down there, so I had to take care of that. Doctors, nurses over at MGH were awesome, so things happen and you handle them and you keep moving forward.”
Color me skeptical, but aggravating navel jewelry likely isn’t the reason why Sale was a late arrival to Houston and missed his Game 5 start for the Red Sox.